Dutch Legislation

Chapter 4

in force

Requirements for youth care providers and certified institutions

Youth Act (Jeugdwet) (Jeugdwet) · Articles: 29

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Requirements for youth care providers and certified institutions

4.0.1 Article 4.0.1

The youth care provider who intends to provide or have youth care provided, shall ensure that the provision of such youth care does not commence…

4.1.1 Article 4.1.1

The youth care provider and the certified institution shall provide responsible care, which is understood to mean care of a high standard, which is…

4.1.1a Article 4.1.1a

By regulation of Our Ministers, rules shall be established with respect to a minor residing in an accommodation concerning:

4.1.2 Article 4.1.2

In the implementation of Article 4.1.1 and in the event of early identification of growth and developmental problems, psychological problems and…

4.1.3 Article 4.1.3

In this Article and the provisions based thereon, "plan" shall be understood to mean: a care plan (hulpverleningsplan) or an action plan (plan van…

4.1.4 Article 4.1.4

The implementation of Article 4.1.1, paragraph 2, also includes the systematic monitoring, control and improvement of the quality of the assistance.

4.1.5 Article 4.1.5

By Order in Council, if the level of assistance so requires, further rules may be laid down with regard to the implementation of Articles 4.1.1…

4.1.6 Article 4.1.6

The youth care provider and the certified institution shall be in possession of a certificate of conduct (verklaring omtrent het gedrag), as referred…

4.1.7 Article 4.1.7

The youth assistance provider and the certified institution shall establish a reporting code (meldcode) which sets out in a step-by-step manner how…

4.1.8 Article 4.1.8

The youth care provider and the certified institution shall immediately notify the officials charged with supervision pursuant to this Act of:

4.1.8a Article 4.1.8a

In this Article, the following definitions shall apply:

4.1.9 Article 4.1.9

The youth care provider and the certified institution shall timely inform minors, parents and foster parents of the possibility to make use of the…

4.2.1 Article 4.2.1

The youth care provider and the certified institution shall establish a procedure for the handling of complaints concerning the conduct of themselves…

4.2.2 Article 4.2.2

If a complaint is directed at a serious situation of a structural nature, the complaints committee shall notify the youth care provider or the…

4.2.3 Article 4.2.3

Articles 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 do not apply to complaints regarding juveniles who have been involuntarily admitted to an accommodation on the basis of…

4.2.4 Article 4.2.4

The Participation of Clients of Care Institutions Act 2018 (Wet medezeggenschap cliënten zorginstellingen 2018) applies mutatis mutandis to youth…

4.2.5 Article 4.2.5

The foster care provider shall establish a foster parent council, which, within the framework of its objectives, shall represent the collective…

4.2.6 Article 4.2.6 repealed
4.2.7 Article 4.2.7 repealed
4.2.8 Article 4.2.8 repealed
4.2.9 Article 4.2.9 repealed
4.2.10 Article 4.2.10 repealed
4.2.11 Article 4.2.11 repealed
4.2.12 Article 4.2.12 repealed
4.3.1 Article 4.3.1

The youth care provider and the certified institution shall each annually draw up a report on the compliance with this Act in the preceding year with…

4.3.2 Article 4.3.2

The youth assistance provider and the certified institution shall, within ten days after the adoption of the report referred to in Article 4.3.1…

4.4.1 Article 4.4.1

The youth care provider that provides or causes to be provided youth care with stay with more than ten youth care professionals, the youth care…